Sensitive Pete | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
Genres | Punk rock, pop punk |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
Years active | 1989–present |
Labels | Lookout!, Asian Man, Recess, Selfless Records, Fat Wreck Chords |
Sensitive Pete is best known as the bass player for The Bollweevils, Naked Raygun, The Methadones, The Bomb, Explode And Make Up, and the Neutron Bombs.[1][2][3][4][5]
Biography
[edit]Pete grew up on the north west side of Chicago. His mother is a Chicago police officer. Pete started playing guitar and bass guitar at the age of 12 years. When Pete was 16 he joined his first band, named Last Vatican Council. He was part of the original line-up of the Methadones, which started in 1993. That version of the band soon disbanded but the band reformed in 2000 and lasted until 2010.
In 2003 Pete joined The Bomb, the side-project band for Naked Raygun lead vocalist Jeff Pezzati.
In 2011 Pete was invited to fill in on bass for a convalescing Pierre Kezdy of Naked Raygun.[6] He left Naked Raygun in June 2014.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sensitive Pete". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ "The Methadones". Sing 365. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ "The Methadones". Punk Data Base. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ Downing, Andy (September 25, 2009). "The Bomb is blowing up". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ Martins, Todd (June 19, 2005). "ADA Gets Secretly Canadian Exclusive". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- ^ "Interview With Neutron Bombs/Naked Raygun/The Bomb Bass Player". Critical Mass. August 12, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2012.